Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
GUNTER
Etymology
Proper noun
Gunter
(obsolete) A male given name from Germanic languages used in medieval England.
Misspelling of Günter.
Anagrams
• gurnet, urgent
Noun
gunter (plural gunters)
(sailing) A device used in sailing, for two main configurations of rig
A wire that leads from a point near the end of a gaff to a point near the other end. A block travels along this wire, and a halyard is attached to the block. This allows the gaff to be raised to the vertical by a single halyard.
A set of hoops or parrel beads which secure the gaff loosely to the mast in a vertical position.
Anagrams
• gurnet, urgent
Source: Wiktionary
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